Titanic
Full Steam Ahead
Rating
Style: Melodic Heavy Metal
Release date: February 29th 2008
 

There are dozens of bands that bear the name "Titanic", but these are the Christian ones; well, can be that didn't help. OK, these are the ones who play catchy stonerish power metal and released 'Full Speed Ahead' a couple of months ago. 

The band is new to me, but the guys have been in the game since 1995, this new record being their third, and first one after six years of silence. This is a kind of a concept album. I usually find it interesting to dig under that kind of records, as the imagery and lyrics use to form a fuller entity, but the Christian texts that the band presents here are quite standard and typical American sounding to me.

Musically, there's a 70's influence that is well-digested and they can draw short, unpretentious but well-integrated solos in-between rather interesting riffs. It even sounds like C.O.C. for a progressive short moment.

They are just three in the band, but have the dynamics of a bigger orchestra. If these guys can make that much from little onstage, they must warm up the scene quite nicely.

This is a good record, filled with good rhythm shifts and a nice groove, but also the kind that leaves you with a slightly fade impression, and therefore can be hard to remember.


Tracklist

01. Shovel the Coal
02. Dead Mens's Bones
03. Deep Down
04. Captain of the Ship
05. Holy Ground
06. Sons of Thunder
07. Upon the Cross
08. The Wind
09. Wisdom
10. The Sea
11. Nightmare
12. Come Home
 

Label: Retroactive Records
Provided by: ArtistWorXX
Distribution: Music Buy Mail
Artwork rating: 70/100
Reviewed by: LyM
Date: May 5th 2008
Website: www.theseventhpower.com